Caroline Myss, Teacher, Author, Medical Intuitive
If it were not for Caroline Myss, I might not be here writing this and creating this website. I'm not saying that Caroline Myss was the only influence. Many events, things, incidents brought me to this path. But meeting Caroline Myss became a significant juncture. Briefly, this is how it happened:
A client was going to attend an all-day workshop given by a psychic and a doctor who did guided meditations. Later, Myss would call herself a "medical intuitive." It was being held at a free health clinic and this was 1986 give or take a year (I'll check my old journals one of these days). At first, I turned down the invitation. I'd had excellent teachers already. Plus, the workshop was aimed at people who were seeking healing. But my friend said that he was told to bring a support person and, as I was his therapist, he was asking me to attend with him.
Around twenty people were there and, for the most part, we sat on a carpeted floor. Caroline was excellent in helping people discover their limitations, where, how they held their discomfort or illness. I was the observer, watching Caroline make her observations and interacting with individuals and the group. She was right-on at all times. When you are in the presence of truth, you know it. And, let me tell you, I would not say that casually. It was not easy to match the caliber of teachers I had at Interface Foundation. I felt the day was well spent.
Before the workshop was over, however, Caroline asked the group if anyone had heard of A Course in Miracles. I had heard of A Course in Miracles. I raised my hand. Caroline Myss then looked right at me and asked, "Will you lead these people in a study group and help them learn this?"
I said yes.
I did not even have the books.
The workshop was on a Saturday. The following day, the same friend told me about another "healer" from the Philippines who was going to be at a Unity Church on Tuesday. Again, at first, I declined the invitation, but my friend thought I should go. I went. The demonstration was one of the kind some would call "chicken fat and cotton balls" and was plainly a demonstration of slight of hand. I don't think anyone was impressed. But healing can come in any form an individual believes in. Even placebos work, after all. Healing is an internal discovery, not something someone does to you.
Nevertheless, there was a young man present who was the curator and historian of the building. He spotted me as a new face in the church. This was the first church that Charles and Myrtle Fillmore built, near downtown Kansas City. When the demonstration was over, the man came over to me and offered to give me a tour of the building. After a brief history lesson, I was taken to the second floor. There was a library. I noticed A Course in Miracles on a shelf. It was the three volume hard cover 1976 edition. I voiced my observation.
"Yes," the young man said. He went over to pick up the books. He asked, "would you like to borrow them?" as he placed them in my hands. I asked how long could I "borrow" them. He said, "as long as you need them. I understand it takes at least a year." So, there you have it; three days after I said "yes," I would teach A Course in Miracles, the books were in my hands. But that's not all.
When I opened the cover, there was a name hand-written inside. It was the name of a woman I met and counseled once. She had since passed away and left her books to that library by way of her friend who was then standing before me.
Obviously, there's more to the story and history since then, but that's how A Course in Miracles came to me.
I whole-heartedly recommend Caroline Myss' books and recordings. If you have an opportunity to be present at one of Caroline's talks or workshops, it will be an extraordinary experience. Caroline Myss will be speaking at each of the I Can Do It Conferences.
